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Non-ampullary pluging of the posterior semicircular canal for being paroxysmal positional vertigo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Albert Pace-Balzan  and
John A. Rutka
Albert Pace-Balzan
Affiliation:
Research Fellow Ear Pathology Research Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John A. Rutka*
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor Ear Pathology Research Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
Dr John Rutka, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto Western Division, Department of Otolaryngology, 399 Bathurst Street, EC 5—033, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8.
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Abstract

Benign paroxysman positinal vertigo (BPPV) is a common condition which is usually self-limiting. Surgical treatment is rarely required and for many years the mainstay of such treatment has been singular neurectomy (posterior ampullary nerve section).

A new operation has recently been described for the treatment of BPPV involving occlusion of the posterior semicircular canal. We have performed this operation on five patients with intractable BPPV and report our result with follow up of between 12 and 36 months from operation.

The excellent results of posterior semicircular canal occlusion which have been previously reposted in the literature are confirmed by our experience. In our opinion the operation is a safe and effective alternative to singular neurectomy.

Keywords

VertigoLabyrinthSemicircular canals

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 11 , November 1991 , pp. 901 - 906
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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